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Ireland offers one of the most accessible citizenship-by-descent routes. A person with an Irish-born parent is generally an Irish citizen automatically; a person with an Irish-born grandparent can become a citizen by registering in the Foreign Births Register, administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs. No residence in Ireland is required.
People with an Irish-born parent or grandparent (or a qualifying registered ancestor).
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Processing of a complete application typically takes around nine months, and you become a citizen from the date of entry on the register.
Because citizenship passes only if the parent was already an Irish citizen at the time of the child's birth, registration is not retroactive.
Yes, but only children born after you are entered on the Foreign Births Register can apply through you.
Civil birth and marriage certificates linking the generations, plus proof of identity, are the core documents.
Not directly. Eligibility runs through a grandparent born in Ireland or a parent who was a citizen, not automatically through a great-grandparent.
Yes, if one of your grandparents was born on the island of Ireland you can claim citizenship through the Foreign Births Register.
Ireland offers one of the most accessible citizenship-by-descent routes. A person with an Irish-born parent is usually a citizen automatically; a person with an Irish-born grandparent can become a citizen by registering in the Foreign Births Register. No residence in Ireland is required.
